CMat
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Greetings
The Past
I started practicing martial arts at the age of 5 with Tae Kwon Do. I competed in several track events and wrestling during high school. Did some Boxing, Kickboxing, Karate after graduation and joined the Military. I was in the process of getting ready to enter an amateur MMA event until a knee injury ended those plans and put my career at risk. Following a long rehab I still wanted to push myself physically so began training with weights. Very much enjoying pushing myself physically without getting punched in the face. I found the original version S&S and began working through the program. Always trying to beat the clock, pushing harder than last time, and trying to hack the process. I worked up to using a 24kg easily and started to train with the 32kg regularly. My barbell lifts went up and I was regularly setting PR's. I even did a few Kettlebell sport competing and coached some Olympic Lifting I was supporting a very intense training regime with bad eating and sleeping habits, not to mention massive amounts of caffeine. Gradually injuries began to compound, my recovery and health began to suffer and I completely crashed. I set down the weights and basically walked away from any competitive training for the last five years. Valuable lessons had been that I was not yet ready to deal with.
The Present
I am two years away from my fourth decade on the earth. I have made the decision to start this whole training journey over exactly the opposite way I did things up until now. By opposite I mean consistent, methodical, intelligent, and embracing the day to day process. Tomorrow 13 Nov 2022 I will being the journey from the beginning, starting S&S 2.0 and attempting to follow the program as written to the best of my abilities.
To The Future
We are not defined by our past mistakes or missteps and the person you were yesterday is doesn't have to be who you are today or tomorrow. I don't know where this will go but I hope somewhere better. My short term goal is to create a consistent practice in line with the S&S 2.0 book and gradually work towards Timeless Simple, while working on my bad habits in day to day life (sleep, nutrition, mental). One day at a time, stacking small wins and enjoying the process.
Thanks for reading!
C
The Past
I started practicing martial arts at the age of 5 with Tae Kwon Do. I competed in several track events and wrestling during high school. Did some Boxing, Kickboxing, Karate after graduation and joined the Military. I was in the process of getting ready to enter an amateur MMA event until a knee injury ended those plans and put my career at risk. Following a long rehab I still wanted to push myself physically so began training with weights. Very much enjoying pushing myself physically without getting punched in the face. I found the original version S&S and began working through the program. Always trying to beat the clock, pushing harder than last time, and trying to hack the process. I worked up to using a 24kg easily and started to train with the 32kg regularly. My barbell lifts went up and I was regularly setting PR's. I even did a few Kettlebell sport competing and coached some Olympic Lifting I was supporting a very intense training regime with bad eating and sleeping habits, not to mention massive amounts of caffeine. Gradually injuries began to compound, my recovery and health began to suffer and I completely crashed. I set down the weights and basically walked away from any competitive training for the last five years. Valuable lessons had been that I was not yet ready to deal with.
The Present
I am two years away from my fourth decade on the earth. I have made the decision to start this whole training journey over exactly the opposite way I did things up until now. By opposite I mean consistent, methodical, intelligent, and embracing the day to day process. Tomorrow 13 Nov 2022 I will being the journey from the beginning, starting S&S 2.0 and attempting to follow the program as written to the best of my abilities.
To The Future
We are not defined by our past mistakes or missteps and the person you were yesterday is doesn't have to be who you are today or tomorrow. I don't know where this will go but I hope somewhere better. My short term goal is to create a consistent practice in line with the S&S 2.0 book and gradually work towards Timeless Simple, while working on my bad habits in day to day life (sleep, nutrition, mental). One day at a time, stacking small wins and enjoying the process.
Thanks for reading!
C